This year was good. I managed to find events to take up Dec 24th and 25th without Christmas being involved.

I spent the early part of the 24th with my friend Jennifer and got cleaning done on my apartment. I hate having have anyone deal with all my crap but I haven’t been motivated enough to do anything to it before anyone shows up. We spent enough time together that I started getting itchy and picking things up. Bless J in that she is just as happy to talk with me doing dishes and putting things away as she is with me sitting there. The fact that there is only one place to sit in my place currently I am sure had nothing to do with it.

The later half of the day was spent at the home of Jadecat9 and kilah_hurtz. They hosted a unfinished projects day and had food afterwards. I managed to do as much as I could on a dress I want to modify (I didn’t buy enough supplies). Some of my food was fondly appreciated. And so many people showed up. We had a ripping good time. Poor Jadecat9. She is use to a certain percentage of her invite list not showing up. That percentage was lower this year and she got to learn how full her house can get.

The 25th was spent with old friends (not on LJ). We had ham and other stuff. And sat around and chatted. I think I wore their nerves out some because their place is an even worse mess than mine. So I kept picking things up and asking where it belonged. And wouldn’t take anything vague for an answer. We got a lot of things put away but I stopped when it seemed like their answers were getting more testy. I think they learned they should complain about the big things around me. The big things can’t be changed but the little things are places to start and end up creating a similar solution. It seems like I am becoming more of a pain and more compassionate as time goes on. Still the same average but more extremes added in. All in all, it was an enjoyable day.

Having the “official” Christmas holidays nulled out made it possible to enjoy the entire season. I went to Dicken’s on the 23rd for a few hours and it was nice to see people. I have a holiday party Jan 5th for work. There might be Xmas gift exchange with friends on Thursday. Renwench has a seating of her delightful 12th night dinner the third weekend in Jan. I like this way of dealing with the holidays. I even still like hearing Christmas carols and that is amazing.